Question 1

dad had als @ 62, mom has dementia @ 67. i am worried about my genetics. i'm healthy and family history beyond parents is clear. am i being paranoid?

Accepted Answer

Probably: Genetic  factors of ALS and frontotemporal dementia are not clear but I do not think that you should worry.

Question 2

tremors in hands, weak legs, mem issues, cognitive decline, apathy, blurry vision, tach, headache, floaters...could it be parkinsons? dementia? als?

Accepted Answer

See a neurologist: Only detailed history and neurological exam. Can determine. It could simply be anxiety neurosis but other conditions need to be ruled out first.

Question 3

does als cause pain?

Accepted Answer

YES: Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a fatal neurodegenerative illness with progressive loss of motor neurons, muscle wasting, and respiratory dysfunction. As the disease progression, secondary symptoms can arise creating pain. Although not a primary symptom of ALS pain occurs in a substantial number of individuals.

Question 4

can overmethylation cause dementia?

Accepted Answer

No: Dementia is usually differentiated into two types: vascular type, and non-vascular type.  Vascular dementia is due to disruption in the vascular supply causing degeneration of neurons.  Non-vascular dementia, such as Alzheimer's dementia, Lewy body dementia are cause by mechanisms involve amyloid plaque depositions and neurofibrillary tangles, and accumulation of Lewy body in the neuron.

Question 5

what are the most common causes of dementia at 22?

Accepted Answer

Wow: It is so uncommon I guess I would say dementia from alcohol and drug abuse, vascular origin and maybe post traumatic would be most common in that age group.  You can go way out and say perhaps some severe metabolic disorders like hypothyroidism might be a cause... But all these are really really uncommon.

Question 6

can fixcom 4 cause dementia?

Accepted Answer

I am not: aware of such association...LIVER FUNCTION ABNORMALITIES and Gastrointestinal irritation
are the known side effects.

Hope this helps!
Dr Z'

Question 7

what symptom eventually causes als to be fatal?

Accepted Answer

Progressive weakness: Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, als, or lou gehrig's disease is characterized by progressive weakness, muscle wasting, involuntary twitching (usually of many muscles), and difficulty speaking, swallowing, and breathing. Most people with ALS die of respiratory failure or pneumonia.

Question 8

can radon cause dementia?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Radon dementia: www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmc1579210
natural distribution of environmental radon daughters in the different brain ... Alzheimer's disease and senile dementia:                 www.Idahoradon.Com/alzheimers-parkinsons-studies
radon is a primary source of harmful radiation exposure for humans; ... Memory loss: dementia such as forgetting things more.

Question 9

what causes vascular dementia?

Accepted Answer

Lots of contributors: Hypertension, heart disease and diabetes are medical illnesses which contribute.  Certainly lifestyle issues such as smoking and alchol can contribute.  Vascular dementia can involve lareger strokes with obvious immediate changes, or microvascular changes or "mini-strokes" which can cause increased impairment usually in memory and executive functions over time.

Question 10

what are the causes of senile dementia?

Accepted Answer

3 main causes: Alzheimer's disease, lewy body dementia and vascular dementia are the top 3 causes. Death of brain cells results from the abnormal accumulation of proteins in the first 2 disorders. Vascular refers to loss of brain cells from little stroke-like events that deprive them of nutrition.

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Dad had als @ 62, mom has dementia @ 67. i am worried about my genetics. i'm healthy and family history beyond parents is clear. am i being paranoid?

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